Stick with Moores as coach, says Russell

With Peter Moores' place as England coach coming under question, former international wicketkeeper Jack Russell believes now is not the time for chopping and changing.

Moores was appointed as replacement to Andy Flower in April last year - his second stint in charge following an ill-fated spell between 2007 and 2009.

England's humiliating early exit from the Cricket World Cup has led some to call for Moores to be replaced but Russell, who played 54 Tests and 40 one-day internationals for England, has warned against a knee-jerk reaction.

"The problem is, Ashley Giles was doing it, then that got changed," he told Perform.

"I don't see the point. Unless there's something drastically, seriously wrong I don't see the point in continuing to change the coach.

"Having said that, someone needs to tell these players that this is what you've got to do.

"He'd have to come up with some answers and reasons as to why it [World Cup elimination] happened and if he says 'well, I gave them the message' then he couldn't have done any more. Then you say, 'right we need a change of players'."

Rather than blaming Moores, Russell believes it is the players who must take more responsibility for their failures on the field.

"Our mentality has got to change, you can put whatever coach you want in there, that doesn't change, we're not going to move forward," he said.

"The captain [Eoin Morgan] keeps getting out for zero which doesn't help, but on the field he's done ok.

"I couldn't care less who the coach or the captain were, if I was playing. It doesn't matter who you are, you've got to take responsibility.

"We chopped and changed because guys aren't doing the job and things meandered on a bit. We're still searching for the right combination.

"You can have what messages you like, it's the players' responsibility to play accordingly with the situation when you're out there."